沾 zhān to moisten
to moisten; to soak; to wet
怎么记住“沾”: 氵 water + 占 occupy = to moisten. Splashing bath water everywhere, the toddler tries to occupy Dad's attention, and manages to moisten him from head to toe.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
沾 = 氵 water + 占 occupy
- 氵 water meaning
- 占 occupy sound
- ⺊ fortune teller
- 口 mouth
Splashing bath water everywhere, the toddler tries to occupy Dad's attention, and manages to moisten him from head to toe.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, water gives the meaning and the right part the sound; at first it named a river.
用法
- To get something on/attached, to be stained by: 沾水 (zhān shuǐ) to get wet, 沾满灰尘 (zhānmǎn huīchén) covered in dust.
- 沾光 (zhānguāng) means to benefit by association ('bask in reflected glory'); 沾边 (zhānbiān) to be even remotely related to something.
含“沾”的词语
例句
- 他的嘴上和脸上都沾满了巧克力。 Tā de zuǐshàng hé liǎnshàng dōu zhānmǎn le qiǎokèlì.His lips and face are covered with chocolate.